President Wilson approves anthracite wage award in full
President Wilson today approved the majority report of the anthracite coal commission granting wage increases totaling 85 million dollars. He urged miners to accept and implement the award in good faith and rejected calls to adopt the minority report that would raise awards. The majority set 20 percent for contract miners and 17 percent for company and monthly workers. Neal Kerry, speaking for miners, had endorsed the minority plan for a $6 daily minimum and a 21 percent boost for contract workers. The president noted miners had agreed to accept the commission’s findings in a previous convention.
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Washington
Wilson
Anthracite Coal Commission
Indorse
Neal Kerry
McAdoo
Walsh seeks Montana dam in Yellowstone for irrigation
Senator T. J. Walsh urged Ro tarans this evening to back a bill granting Montana permission to build a six foot high dam in Yellowstone National Park. The structure would conserve flood water to irrigate about a quarter million acres, with state funds avoided and irrigation districts covering construction costs. Legislative steps include accepting the grant and enabling contracts with districts, while opposition from eastern commercial interests would be forestalled.
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T. J. Walsh
State of
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Lake
Walsh
Weygand Warns Reds Are Still To Be Feared
Paris August 30 General Maxime Weygand, French military leader, warned that Bolshevists will recover from a defeat within six months and that Western Europe must stay vigilant through winter unless Russia suffers internal upheavals. In Prague he was greeted by Polish women who hailed him as Poland Lafayette.
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Paris
Russia
Europe
Maxime Weygand
Prague
Poland
Lafayette
Bolshevist Officers Taken Prisoner Say Pole Army Faces Resistance
Bolshevist officers report prisoners and claim the Pole army will meet serious resistance at railroad lines as operations continue. Wedge pole line incidents are referenced in the dispatches. The report emphasizes anticipated defense efforts and strategic challenges ahead.
Russians Drive Near Polish Front From Minsk to Zamose
An official report says General Budenny’s forces advanced toward Zamose northwest of Lemberg as Polish resistance slows the attack. Galicia fighting shifts in Poland’s favor with Poles occupying a series of towns.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Budenny
Zamose
Lemberg
Galicia
Bolshevik Officers Say Polish Advance May Face Little Resistance
Bolshevik officers captured by the Poles say the Polish army will meet little opposition until it reaches a line along the Vilna Lira Baranovichy and Luniniets rail points. A wireless Bolshevik message intercepted by the Polish general staff urges surviving Soviet units in Poland to rally at Minsk and reorganize, with remnants and new recruits split into two armies. Northern headquarters would be at Minsk and southern at Rovno.
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Warsaw
Vilna
Lira
Baranovichy
Luniniets
Minsk
Poland
Rovno
Moscow uses Russian power to pressure peace move
In Berlin the Moscow view sees Russia threatening Britain in Asia to press the peace movement while the war party loses ground. Wigbor Kopp, Moscow representative, says they are not pacifists though. Continued on page 7.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Universal Service
Berlin
Moscow
Great Britain
Asia
Russia
Wigbor Kopp
Trend Toward Lower Prices Seen in Semiannual Report
Washington Aug 30 A semi annual report by the United States chamber of commerce notes a definite trend to a lower level of prices and a gradual easing in demand supply balance through the year. It cites mining sector variations and expects corn 3.9 billion bushels, wheat 60 million, and cotton about 12.5 million bales.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Nominee Harding Reclamation Plan Discussed With Pinchot
In Marion Ohio the Harding reclamation policy was outlined to a group of republican governors and leaders. Pinchot praised the candidate's conservation stance and pledged support, noting past differences were set aside for republican success. A large delegation including governors from Wisconsin South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Arizona Pennsylvania California Rhode Island was expected, with other former governors joining tomorrow's gathering. After a front porch speech, attendees would dine with the Marion Grand Army of the Republic encampment at a picnic.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Gifford Pinchot
Federal Forestry Service
Progressive Party
Pinchot
Frank O O. Lowden
Illinois
Chicago
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Arizona
Pennsylvania
California
Rhode Island
Grand Army of the Republic
Hunger Strike Case Cites Cork Lord Mayor MacSwiney
Universal Service reports Surgeon General Cummings noting hunger strike suffering is greatest in early days, with possible relief as reserves deplete. He cites Dr Tanner’s 40 day fast and mentions rare cataleptic cases in Asia, stressing voluntary fasting demands strong will and resolve.
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Universal Service
Washington
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton Prison
London
Cummings
Public Health Department
Tanner
Belfast Riots Leave Over 100 Casualties in Shankill Blaze
Belfast August 30 The Shankill district raged in a daytime riot as fires destroyed Catholic owned shops and pubs while police fired on crowds. A later clash centered on Royal Avenue near the Belfast Telegraph office. Sinn Feiners fired on unionists, windows crowded with spectators, marking the worst disturbance in the city’s history.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Shankhill
Royal Avenue
U S May Lose Trade Rights If Merchant Marine Act Seen
Secretary Payne warns the United States could lose foreign trade rights under section 34 of the merchant marine act if Congress pushes abrogation of treaties. He questions the impact on commerce and discriminatory duties and notes limited discussion among the Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States
Payne
Interior Department
Chamber of Commerce of the
Congress
Railroads Returned to Self-Operation After Government Aid
Washington Aug 50 The Associated Press reports railroads will operate on their own resources starting tomorrow night after the government spent about 100 million dollars monthly for six months to guarantee earnings under the transportation act. Officials estimate total earnings will fall roughly 600 million below the pre act level, with fewer than 20 lines covering operating costs. Far worth notes pending final balance sheets will determine exact government liabilities while 667 of 1194 lines have accepted the surplus sharing and guaranteed earnings plan.
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Washington
Associated Press
Bureau of Railway Economics
Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury
Houston
Poles ask League for free Danzig port status
Polana appeals to the League of Nations to adopt a free port policy for Danzig. The Polish legation was officially notified and a copy of the appeal is expected at the legation. Prince Lubomirski, Polish minister, will meet with Secretary of State Colby to urge U S support for a free port at Danzig as essential to Poland's expedition into White Ruthenia.
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Universal Service
Washington
Bernhardt Stricken In Paris With Lung And Kidney Ailment
Paris report says actress Sarah Bernhardt is confined to bed with congestion of the lungs and kidney inflammation following a motor trip from her Home Belle Isle to Durig. The illness is serious but not described as critical, and doctors are treating her at once.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Belle Isle
Durig
Cardinal Togue denounces police killings as deliberate murder
From Dublin Cardinal Togue issues a manifesto condemning the shooting of policemen. He argues the acts are acts of war but calls them cool deliberate murder and says any plan that encourages or sympathizes with the killings shares guilt.
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Universal Service
Special Cable Dispatch
Dublin
Cardinal Togue
Ireland
Murder charge drops for Williams and Schaffner in 1000 dollar crime
Goldie Davis, held as witness, says Clara Steele white and Mike Weber colored killed James McAlena and Al Kerrigan at 326 South Arizona street to steal $1000. The pair allegedly drugged them with chloral moonshine cocaine and morphine, causing fatal hemorrhages. Davis’s testimony led to Steele and Weber’s arrest in Forsyth and could end murder charges against Red Williams and Evangeline Schaffner.
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James McAlena
al Kerrigan
South
Arizona Street
Goldie Davis
Clara Steele
Mike ‘‘Peaches
Weber
Forsyth
Davis
Steele
Butte
Red” Williams
Evangeline Schaffner
Murphy
South Main Street
Red”’ Williams
Mike Weber
Investigators Fail to Find G. O. P. Fung Campaign
Investigators searched for G. O. P. Fung in a campaign event but failed to locate him. The article notes ongoing efforts by officials to confirm his attendance and gather statements from campaign staff.
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G. O. P. Fung
Cox's List Questioned in Senate Probe of Campaign Funds
Senate investigators pressed for the $15,000,000 fund claimed by Governor Cox as the Republican push to tilt the electorate and win the presidency. Will Hays and Homer Cummings were questioned without shedding light as the panel reviewed campaign budgets and publicity costs.
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Chicago
Senate
Cox
Will H. Hays
Homer S. Cummings
M. D. Flood
Virginia
Demoecratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
Joseph L. Rhinock
Kentucky
Mays
Republican National Committee
Cummings
National Committee
Brooklynites Forged To Walk As Transit Strike Hits
More than a million Brooklyn residents lost access to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system as a strike began, shutting down subways, elevated lines, and ferries. People used autos, trucks, wagons, and even police boats to reach work while strikebreakers were to be employed.
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New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
East River Service
Illiteracy Shrinking Among Bolshevik Officers in War
A German dispatch reports hunger in Petrograd and Russia amid the Russo Polish war. It notes that nearly all Bolshevik officers were formerly czarist officers and that illiteracy in the red army has fallen from 80 to 40 percent. The account, told by the corps commander's wife, describes army dependence on orderlies and servants, and cites high monthly pay and astronomical prices in Petrograd.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Universal Service
Berlin
Petrograd
Russia
Warsaw
Augustowo
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Yellowstone Reservoir
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Wedge Pole
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Danzig Free
Slayers
Kerrigan
McAlena
Will H. Hagg
Republican Committee
Paign
Reed
Interracial Council
Defense Society
Republican Publicity Association
Hays
Olin
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